Who knows? We're screwed regardless, unless we manage to keep most of Kiffin's recruits. Maybe we can get that guy from Northwestern. Or go after that guy that is waiting to take Brown's spot at Texas (his name slips my mind at the moment). They should have grabbed Brian Kelly last year instead of Lame.

I don't care how much of a big deal it is for ucla if the rumors are true...just thought I'd throw it out there since ucla fan is laughing at usc. Ucla can use all the help they can get at this point. But yes, I am up on my pac 10 stuff and I'm looking forward to some pretty epic crosstown slap fights between two of the classiest coaches in the nation.

I have to admit I was kinda worried that U$C would make a classy hire like Mike Riley, Jeff Fisher, of Jack del Rio. Someone with integrity and a solid reputation to clean up the mess that Cheatey Petey left behind while fielding a quality, well-coached football team. As a UCLA fan, that was the worst case scenario.

Instead, they hired the sleaziest guy they could find, a head coach with a career losing record and recent recruiting violations and, by the way, who is already 0-1 against UCLA and Neuheisel.

"Will Mushchamp is "the guy in waiting". I don't think Texas will let him go."

I have had this discussion in the past even the last time TN was looking for a coach before they hired Lame.

1. Can Texas pay a coach in waiting the same amount of money that Tenn will be willing to put out? My guess is no as Muschamp will probably be offered somewhere in the 2.5 to 3 million a season from Tenn.

2. Mack Brown has offered no idea when his retirement may be. It could be next season or 10 seasons from now. It could very well turn into a Jimbo Fisher (FSU) situation where I believe Fisher is not as favorable with fans as when they first made the "guy in waiting" comment several seasons ago. So does Muschamp continue to wait and allow all of these "elite" coaching jobs go by waiting for Brown's announcement? Not to include the millions of dollars that continue to pass him by.

3. Muschamp is from the South (Rome, GA about 3 hours from Knoxville) played and coached for UGA. Perhaps the itch to get back into SEC play will prove tempting.

I don't know if Muschamp will come to Knoxville, but he is listed as the number 1 target for the Vols. They are going to have to make the move fast in order to retain as many recruits as possible, and to keep that piece of sheet Kiffin from taking them to USC. Kiffin, dream job or not, is a sleaze ball and I wish him nothing but the worst in his return to SC. Hopefully, he tanks, the Trojans run him off in a couple of years and his coaching career will be over at the ripe age of 36 or 37.

How long till Kiffin and the Weasel get in a fight. I have to imaging USC will be on sanctions but Kiffin and Orgeron are ridiculously good recruiters. It hasn't actually happened yet but if Chow goes to USC they are going to be able to recruit even better than when Carrol was there. I hope for the rest of the PAC10's sake they decide to recruit a lot of national guys that way UW can clean up on the guys in Cali that USC overlooks.

First I am a huge TN. fan. Secondly, I think Lane brought a lot of energy. What exactly did he do wrong? Is he supposed to remain loyal? Heck if he has a few losing seasons, we would fire him. Is that loyal? I don't fault him one bit for going to an easier conference with higher pay.

matt c, I don't fault Kiffen for leaving for his dream job at USC. I fault for the manner that it was handled. I especially fault that scumbag Orgeron for calling early recruits of UT and attempting to lure UT commitments to USC. I understand recruiting is a dirty game, but dammit man, have some class. You are leaving a university high and dry, don't try to suck out the last few drops of water that are left.

Lame is a talented college coach with no guiding principle other than "What's in it for me?" Buyer beware.

I wonder if u$c really is his "dream" job. When he was there before, they treated him well and he moved up pretty quickly. But he left as soon as a pro opportunity came along. Maybe this move is nothing more than a chance to get back to Cali regardless of the harm he causes to a program that took a chance after he got fired in an ugly situation. Anyway, Lame and u$c are a perfect match. Until another pro opportunity comes along.

And for all of you USC fans, why do you trash Carrol and call him a cheat now? How did you not suspect he was cheating like crazy when he got all of those recruits and won the championships? Also, are you going to forfeit all of your championships and heisman trophies?